Stanford University

Stroll Palm Drive to the sandstone Main Quad, Memorial Church and Hoover Tower on Stanford's 8,180-acre campus.

295 Galvez St · Stanford, CA

About Stanford University

Founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford in memory of their only child, Stanford spreads over 8,180 acres and welcomes self-guided visits. Start at the Visitor Center on Galvez Street for a map or a guided tour, then head to the Main Quad, where Memorial Church and Rodin sculptures sit among Richardson Romanesque arcades. Hoover Tower, completed in 1941, has a 14th-floor observation platform over campus and the Bay Area. The Arizona Cactus Garden and the 3.5-mile Dish trail are also open to visitors.

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The closest stops to Stanford University, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Shopping
Iconic
Stanford Shopping Center
No admission fee
Stroll an upscale open-air center of department stores and luxury shops on Stanford University land.
Transit: reachable by public transit
0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Museums
Allied Arts Guild
Check prices
A historic garden complex in Menlo Park with artisan shops, working artist studios, and a café, run to support children's hospital care.
1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Museums
Los Altos History Museum
No admission fee
A local history museum in Los Altos that traces the shift from farmland to high-tech Silicon Valley.
4.5 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums
Sightseeing
Woodside Store
No admission fee
Restored 1880s country store that once supplied the Peninsula's lumber workers, run by the San Mateo County Historical Association.
6.2 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Ardenwood Historic Farm
Under $25
A working turn-of-the-last-century farm run by the East Bay Regional Park District, showing rural life from about 1890 to 1930.
11 mi awayMore like this
Sightseeing
Local Gem
Santa Clara
No admission fee
Silicon Valley city near San Jose, home to Levi's Stadium, California's Great America and The Tech Interactive.
Transit: reachable by public transit
13 mi awayMore like this